Publications

Home : Publications : Online Publications : Document


Economic Retrospective 2004: Sector Diagnosis in Education

Reports

Publication Date: July 2005
Non-priced Publication
This report focuses on the education sector and provides sector diagnosis and tools for designing relevant and responsive interventions to address poor public service delivery performance. It is a follow-up to the two restrospectives conducted by ADB's Economics and Research Department on the quality of economic analysis of ADB financed investment and policy-based operations.

A slide presentation contains the key messages of Economic Retrospective 2004: Sector Diagnosis in Education.

 RELATED DOCUMENTS


PDF View the document
[ PDF: 619kb | 61 pages ].
To read, you need Acrobat.
 Get Acrobat


Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviation [ PDF: 12kb | 1 page ]

Foreword [ PDF: 19kb | 1 page ]

  1. Introduction [ PDF: 23kb | 2 pages ]

  2. ADB’s Experience in Analyzing Education Sector Problems—Retrospective Review [ PDF: 183kb | 12 pages ]

    1. Introduction
    2. How Well Has the Issue of Project Rationale been Articulated in the Education Sector?
    3. Revalidation of Retro 2002 and Retro 2003 Findings
    4. A Closer Look at Sector Analysis

  3. Basic Framework of Accountability in the Education Sector [ PDF: 93kb | 9 pages ]

    1. Introduction: What Is Meant by Accountability and Why is it Important?
    2. The Conceptual Framework: Key Actors and Relationships of Accountability in the Education Sector
    3. Why is Accountability Poor in Public Education?
    4. Strengthening Accountability and Improving Performance
    5. Summary: Implications for ADB Education Practitioners

  4. Public Expenditure Analysis in the Education Sector [ PDF: 79kb | 12 pages ]

    1. Introduction
    2. Macroeconomic Framework and Aggregate Level of Public Spending
    3. Framework for Analyzing the Composition of Expenditure
    4. Data and Information Framework for Public Expenditure Analysis
    5. Summary

  5. Use of Microeconomic Surveys for Assessing Public Service Delivery Performance [ PDF: 173kb | 9 pages ]

    1. Introduction
    2. Key Features of Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys and Quantitative Service Delivery Surveys
    3. Applications and Findings to Date
    4. Designing and Implementing a PETS and QSDS: Lessons Learned
    5. Summary

  6. Conclusions [ PDF: 25kb | 2 pages ]

Appendixes [ PDF: 39kb | 8 pages ]